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13/06/2024
Pink Report 2024 – Annual Report on the State of the Human Rights of LGBT Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The past year and period have seen a number of negative events that have had a significant impact on the human rights of LGBTI people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trend that has...

03/06/2024
Public Call for Enrolment of the Eight Generation of Students of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism 2024

Sarajevo Open Centre announces PUBLIC CALL for enrolment of the eighth generation of students of the Žarana Papić School of Feminism in 2024 Through the Žarana Papić School of...

10/05/2024
Welcome, Take Some Freedom: The Fourth Edition of the LGBTIQ+ Art and Activism Festival Kvirhana from June 6 to 8 in Sarajevo!

Svemirko, Marko Bošnjak, Ida Prester, and Macha Ravel will perform at the fourth edition of the Kvirhana festival, and entrance to all events is free of charge. This year, the...

27/03/2024
Nermin Keranović – Contact Person at the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office for LGBTI Persons who are Victims of Hate Crimes

Since 2013, within the framework of various projects and activities, SOC has been working on the education of representatives of the entire judicial chain because we believe that...

18/03/2024
On Our Initiative, the Criminal Code of Brčko District was Amended and Harmonized with the Istanbul Convention

Our initiative from 2022 to amend the Criminal Code of the Brčko District of BiH has finally been realized, thanks to the representative of the BD BiH Assembly, Milijana Simić,...

19/02/2024
Public Policy Proposals to Improve Regulation, Availability and Practices of Abortion Healthcare Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This publication focuses on the analysis of the state of legal regulation, availability and practices of abortion in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to data from available...